anna devatā

 

In Devanagari, “anna devatā” is written 

as “अन्नदेवता”, meaning the deity who presides over 

food or sustenance.

Devanagari form

अन्नदेवता
This spelling is directly attested in Sanskrit and Marathi dictionary

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Breakdown of the term

• अन्न (anna) — “food,” “grain,” or “sustenance.”
• देवता (devatā) — “deity,” “divine being.”

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Together, अन्नदेवता literally means “the food‑deity” or “the divinity presiding 

over food.”

Dictionary definition

Both Sanskrit and Marathi lexicons describe अन्नदेवता as:

• “the divinity supposed to preside over articles of food or sustenance.”

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Cultural context

In Hindu tradition, this deity is invoked or honored in contexts involving food,

nourishment, or feasting, reflecting the sacredness of sustenance

in ritual life

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